Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈæbsɛs/, /ˈæbsɪs/
abscess (plural abscesses)
- (pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- French: abcès
- German: Abszess, Eiterbeule
- Italian: ascesso
- Portuguese: abscesso
- Russian: гнойни́к
- Spanish: absceso, flemón gums
abscess (abscesses, present participle abscessing; past and past participle abscessed)
- (intransitive) To form a pus-filled, cavity typically from an infection.
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